Power Train Problems of Volvo S60

Volvo S60 owners have reported 80 power train related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 15 most common power train problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (33 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic transmission (23 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.


Recently reported Power Train problems of Volvo S60

The Power Train problem

I am submitting this report to formally document a severe safety-related failure involving my 2013 Volvo S60, VIN # [xxx] . This vehicle is part of the Volvo brand, widely recognized and marketed as among the safest in the world.   Read details...

The Automatic Transmission problem

I was driving my 2004 Volvo S60. There were no adverse driving conditions, and I was driving normally. I went to put my S60 in park, and it would not go past neutral into either reverse or park. My S60 has a geartronic transmission (geartronic is essentially the brand name of the Volvo manumatic   Read details...

The Transmission Failure problem

In 2008, at about 93k miles, the transmission on my 2001 Volvo S60 failed while I was driving on a main thoroughfare. Fortunately, I was able to avoid being in an accident. I had a Volvo dealer install a new Volvo transmission.   Read details...

The Automatic Transmission Control Module problem

In Volvo 2001 S60 t5. The car sometimes stop accelerating for seconds, and then suddenly it clicks with a jolt after about a second and the car lurches forward. The problem seems to be happening with a lot of people due to a problem with the valve body as the dealer and another mechanic suggested   Read details...

The Transmission Not Go Into Gear problem

The contact owns a 2001 Volvo S60. The contact stated that automatic transmission would not go in to gear, lock up and surge forward,and not shift properly at any time. . She noticed the issue happened approx after driving 10 miles after the vehicle heated up.   Read details...




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